Random Thoughts

[Mertron]

lord of the rings is now scifi because the orcs had engineering

[Demosthenes]

I don't think I'd call it sci-fi.

[Rhyis.]

if gandolf rode into battle on the millennium falcon instead of a horse it would be a sci fi too

[Mertron]

I don't think I'd call it sci-fi.

what would you call it

[Mertron]

if gandolf rode into battle on the millennium falcon instead of a horse it would be a sci fi too

did you edit this because of the ghost ship

[Roranora]

if you fly around in space ships your shit is sci-fi

i dunno what you nerds are even arguing atm

you may not like it but this is what peak BG looks like

[Rhyis.]

did you edit this because of the ghost ship

i couldn't remember if aragorn rode a horse or not

[NynJa]

define sci-fi, and then tell us how star wars is not sci-fi.

[Krandor]

He was riding a horse during the Battle of Helms Deep

[Rhyis.]

more like battle of balls deep

amirite

[Mertron]

define sci-fi, and then tell us how star wars is not sci-fi.

how bored do you want to be

[NynJa]

Star Wars is sci-fi slash fiction, and not the other way around.

[Krandor]

George Lucas claims Stars Wars is not sci fi fwiw

[NynJa]

how bored do you want to be

[Zealot]

Space wizards in the future past.

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[Zealot]

I don't know if Star Wars has ever made any attempt to explain how the tech-based aspects work (droids, hyperdrive, blasters, etc) which would be "science" but has put a lot into exploring the Force, which is the biggest fantasy element.

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[Zealot]

This is also a discussion for nerds and I'm appalled at some of you assuming SW's genre.

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[BaneTheBrawler]

genres are not exclusionary. a work can be more than one genre. Star Wars is sci fi and fantasy and sometimes, as in Mandalorian, Western.

[Rhyis.]

star wars is a history documentary

[Mertron]

i don’t feel like writing a lot

sci-fi and fantasy are usually linked together as far as genres go and you can generally debate the two in various ways. the main distinguisher is whether the major elements of the narrative are “probable/explainable/definable” or not

generally science fiction is explainable, even if not probable. so yes, while we currently do not have access to spaceships and laser swords in the way they are depicted in the series, they are at least scientifically possible or explainable, which generally defines it as science fiction. even if it doesn’t seem totally plausible (time travel in the time machine, reanimating the dead in frankenstein), if it seems like there is some probable way to define the existence of the major plot elements, it’s usually fine to describe it as sci-fi

fantasy is when the elements are not readily explainable, possibly more along the lines of supernatural (or religious). generally fantasy work will have its own mythos to explain the “unexplainable” elements of the story, because “science” can’t do this. fantasy generally takes place in its own “universe” as well because of this, as scientific properties wouldn’t necessarily be the same there, which is why dragons can breath fire and not die in the process

anyway you could literally define Star Wars as either. it definitely has elements of science fiction, but all of the force bullshit and lore behind it and its universe could drive it to fantasy also. and no, i don’t think quigon or however you spell that explaining the force as “midiclorians” or whatever makes that much of a difference

anyway thank you for coming to my ted talk